Russia unleased a wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv overnight just hours after a call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
Twenty three people were injured and several buildings damaged in the assault.
Russia said it launched a total of 550 drones and missiles across the country throughout the night, in its biggest aerial bombardment since the war began.
The sound of buzzing of drones, explosions and intense machine gun fire could be heard for hours in Kyiv, asUkrainian forces tried to intercept the attack, according to Associated Press journalists in the city.
According to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, 14 people were hospitalised.
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Ukrainian air defenses shot down 270 targets, including two cruise missiles. Another 208 targets were lost from radar and presumed jammed.
Russia successfully hit eight locations with nine missiles and 63 drones. Debris from intercepted drones fell across at least 33 sites.
The attack came hours after US president Trump held a call with Russian leader Putin and made his first public comments on his government’s decision to pause some shipments of weapons to Ukraine.
This includes munitions such as the Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles, which are used to stop incoming missiles and drones, and to bring down Russian aircraft.
It’s been less than a week since Russia’s previous largest aerial assault of the war. Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia fired 537 drones, decoys and 60 missiles in that attack.
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